There are about 13332 clinical studies being (or have been) conducted in Netherlands. The country of the clinical trial is determined by the location of where the clinical research is being studied. Most studies are often held in multiple locations & countries.
The current proposal aims to investigate the patellar tracking in adult patients receiving Journey II Bi-Cruciate Stabilized (BCS) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) before and one year after surgery, positioned with the CORI Robotics System instrumentation. The hypothesis is that less change in patella tracking before and after surgery will lead to less anterior knee pain complaints. Patella tracking is investigated using 4Dimensional Computer Tomography (4D CT) imaging. Researchers will compare the group of participants that will receive a patella onlay button with the group that will not receive a patella onlay button with their TKA to see if there is a difference in motion and pain experienced by the participants.
The goal of this first-in-human clinical trial is to assess the safety and tolerability of four doses of a new study drug called VO659 in people with genetic disorders called spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, type 3 or Huntington's disease. Another aim is to determine the concentrations of the study drug in the cerebral spinal fluid and blood after single and multiple doses. Study drug will be administered by lumbar intrathecal bolus injections.
Rationale: Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) suffer from accelerated cognitive aging. In able-bodied individuals, a vast amount of studies have shown that exercise interventions can improve cognitive function. Myokines (i.e. factors released into the blood stream from muscle cells) are considered one of the mediators of this beneficial effect. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), used to replace or support muscle training in disabled individuals with poor exercise possibilities, was shown to elicit a large release of myokines (in some studies larger than following voluntary exercise). However, so far, the effects of NMES on cognitive function have never been studied before. In fact, only one study has previously investigated the effect of exercise on cognitive function in persons with SCI. Objective: The primary aim is to assess to what extent a 12 week intervention with NMES to the quadriceps muscles of people with SCI can change their performance on a set of cognitive tests. Secondarily, the investigators will measure to what extent NMES to the quadriceps muscles of people with SCI induces changes in blood levels of the myokine brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is considered a potential mediator of the exercise-cognition effect, facilitating neuroplastic processes. Study design: A single case experimental design (SCED) with sequential multiple baseline time series and a single-armed prospective study design, with a random duration of the baseline phase ranging from 3 to 6 weeks, an intervention phase of 12 weeks, and a 12 week period without measurements, followed by a follow-up phase of 3 weeks; in addition to a single-armed prospective study design. Study population: Individuals (n = 15) aged 18 years and older with a chronic SCI (>1y post-injury) and with visible or palpable contraction of the quadriceps muscles upon NMES will be recruited at the rehabilitation centre of Adelante in Hoensbroek, the Netherlands. Intervention: The study participants will receive 30min of NMES using surface electrodes on the quadriceps muscles three times per week for a total duration of 12 weeks. Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary outcome is cognitive function changes which will be measured using a secured smartphone application (e.g. m-Path). Secondary outcome measures are changes in the blood myokine levels of BDNF and changes in cognitive outcome scores on an verbal cognitive test battery.
Many older persons use the thyroid hormone levothyroxine which is often continued for life. Scientifically, there is much uncertainty whether simple continuation is the optimal approach. The goal of this self-controlled observational study is to investigate how many participants of 60 years and older who are currently using levothyroxine, can be successfully withdrawn from levothyroxine treatment, either fully or partially, while maintaining a normal thyroid function (defined as a free T4 level within the reference range and a thyroid stimulating hormone [TSH] level <10 mU/L), 52 weeks after the start of the discontinuation. Levothyroxine treatment is discontinued gradually guided by the participant's general practitioner, using a step-wise approach with regular monitoring of thyroid function. In addition, the effects of discontinuation of levothyroxine on thyroid-specific quality of life and general health will be studied using questionnaires.
This trial registration serves as an amendment incorporating the IPD Sharing Statement. This study already has a trial registration (2021 April 30) in the Netherlands Trial Registry (Reference number NL9449, https://trialsearch.who.int/). However, the NTR register is subject to a merger with another Dutch register. This means that existing registrations are still visible, but can no longer be adjusted. Study summary: Hypotension in the operating room (OR) and during post-operative ICU admission is common in surgical patients and even more prevalent in cardiac surgery patients. It is associated with adverse outcomes and while these events are preventable, current management is predominantly reactive. Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine, CA) has developed the Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI), an early warning system that predicts an hypotensive event, defined as MAP below 65 mmHg, with high accuracy minutes before it occurs. At the time of writing the protocol this model has not been tested in a clinical trial in cardiac surgery patients or ICU admitted patients. The aim of the HYPE-2 trial is to assess whether the HPI-algorithm can reduce the time-weighted average (TWA) of intra- and postoperative hypotension in elective on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients.
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the therapeutic potential of A. soehngenii and pasteurized A. muciniphila combined with B. animalis subsp. lactis and fructo-oligosaccharides with and without conditioned vegan lyophilized fecal microbiota transplantation capsules to reduce NASH in patients with fibrotic NASH. The main questions to answer are: 1. Can NASH be treated by altering the gut microbiota using LFMT capsules? 2. Can NASH be treated using a syntrophic cocktail of synbiotics and will these strains strengthen the effect of FMT? 3. What are the underlying mechanism by which the aforementioned treatments attenuate NASH? Participants will be treated with FMT-capsules or placebo, and all participants will receive a cocktail of 3 strains of probiotics and one type of prebiotic.
This study is open to adults with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called spesolimab helps people with HS. People who have previously taken specific medicines such as immunosuppressive biologics other than Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors cannot take part. This study has 2 parts. In Part 1, participants are divided into 4 groups of almost equal size. 3 groups get different doses of spesolimab, 1 group gets placebo. All participants get injections into a vein or under the skin. Placebo injections look like spesolimab injections, but do not contain any medicine. Every participant has an equal chance of being in each group. In the beginning, participants get the study medicine every week and later every 2 weeks. After 4 months, participants in the placebo group switch to spesolimab treatment. In Part 2, participants are divided into 2 groups. One group gets a suitable dose of spesolimab that was found in Part 1 of the study. The other group gets placebo. After 4 months, participants in the placebo group switch to spesolimab treatment. Participants join only one of the two parts. They are in the study for about 1 year. During this time, they visit the study site in the beginning every week and later every 2 weeks. Some of the visits can be done at the participant's home instead of the study site. The doctors regularly check participants' HS symptoms. The results are compared between the groups to see whether spesolimab works. The doctors also regularly check participants' general health and take note of any unwanted effects.
The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to assess the efficacy of BIA 28-6156 over placebo in delaying clinical meaningful motor progression over 78 weeks in subjects with Parkinson's disease who have a pathogenic variant in the glucocerebrosidase 1 (GBA1) gene (GBA-PD).
Study RAD-GRIN-101 is a phase 1B trial to assess safety, tolerability, PK, and potential efficacy of radiprodil for the treatment of GRIN-related disorder in children with a Gain-of-Function (GoF) genetic variant. The study is open-label, so all participants will be treated with radiprodil. Subjects' participation in the study is expected to last up to six months in Part A. After the end of part A, all participants who are still eligible can choose to continue to receive radiprodil as part of an open-label long-term treatment period (Part B).
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the incidence, current management practices, and outcomes in pediatric patients with HAC after liver transplantation. Research question: - What are the overall incidence of HAC and the effectiveness of all treatment strategies for HAC after pediatric LT? - What are the current management practices in the experience of centers, anticoagulant therapy, screening protocol, and assessment criteria for HAC after pediatric LT? The burden of participation is considered to be minimal, and limited to the questionnaires.